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    HISTORY OF HTML

                     Tim  Berners-Lee,  a CERN scientist,  invented  the first version of HTML to  help scientists  share
                     research. He also laid the foundation for the World Wide Web.

                         HTML 1.0             HTML 2.0            HTML 3.2            HTML 4.01              HTML5
                            1993                1995                 1997                1999                 2014

                            FEATURES OF HTML5
     Have you ever visited a website to read a story or watch a video? Those websites are made using
     a special language called HTML. It helps you create simple web pages that show text, pictures and   The main features of HTML5 are:
     more.
                         It works on any device—computer, tablet or phone.
                         It is easy to learn and doesn’t need complicated skills.
     HTML                It lets you create links to other web pages.                     In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee made
                         It is not case-sensitive. Tags work the same in uppercase or     the first web browser.
     HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web content like text,   lowercase.
     images, links, videos and audio. HTML5, released in 2014, is the latest version. To work with it, you     It can be used to create all kinds of web pages, from simple to complex ones.
     need a web browser and an HTML editor.    It lets you add pictures, videos and music to your web page.

     A web page is a single page on the Internet with text, images, videos or links. A website is a
     collection of linked web pages under one address, written in HTML.  HTML EDITOR

                     HTML files are generally called HTML documents. They are created in an HTML editor and saved
     HYPERTEXT       with the extension .html.

     HyperText is text with links (hyperlinks) that take you to another   HTML editors can be of two types: WYSIWYG editors  and Text editors.
     page, resource or section when clicked.  The term HyperText was coined
     by Ted Nelson around 1965.  WYSIWYG EDITOR

                     WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors let developers see the final appearance while
                     creating a page. They offer graphical tools for design. Examples include Adobe Dreamweaver,
                     CKEditor and Google Web Designer.
     The default colour of a hyperlink is blue. If you click on it once, it changes to purple by default.
                     TEXT EDITOR
                     HTML documents can be created with text editors like Notepad or WordPad, but you must know
     MARKUP LANGUAGE  HTML tags and their usage.

     A markup language controls how text, images and elements appear on a page. It uses special
     tags to define formatting, layout and display in a web browser.  RAPID RECALL  Tick ( ) if you know this.

                         1.  HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.

     Suppose, writing HTML5 code was like casting a spell. What kind of digital spells would
     you create and what effects would they have on your web page?  2.  HTML lets you add pictures, videos and music to your web page.

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